NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 13, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 13, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Brian KellerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Uber alternative ↗TAXI
  2. 5The class of '26, at the beginning of '26 ↗SRS
  3. 8Hosp. triage specialists ↗ERDOCS
  4. 14One acting on impulse? ↗AXON
  5. 15Wasabi-coated tidbit, maybe ↗PEA
  6. 16Pittsburgh Pirates mascot ↗PARROT
  7. 17*Peers ↗PLUSSIGN
  8. 19Order to relax ↗ATEASE
  9. 20Group of reps ↗SET
  10. 21Back-comb, in a way ↗TEASE
  11. 23___ mater ↗ALMA
  12. 24*Number of years between Summer Olympics ↗DOLLARSYMBOL
  13. 27Brews ↗STEEPS
  14. 30Heated competition? ↗MEET
  15. 31Kilauea output ↗LAVA
  16. 32Some porcelain pieces ↗CHINA
  17. 34Shiba ___ (dog breed) ↗INU
  18. 37*Number of Supreme Court justices ↗OPENPARENTHESIS
  19. 41Ethane or methane ↗GAS
  20. 42Belittle ↗ABASE
  21. 43Conscious of systemic societal problems ↗WOKE
  22. 44Big inits. in frozen desserts ↗TCBY
  23. 45They're adjusted when truing a bicycle wheel ↗SPOKES
  24. 47*Guns N' Roses guitarist ↗QUESTIONMARK
  25. 52Beauty supply chain ↗ULTA
  26. 53"Swell!" ↗NEATO
  27. 54Under the weather ↗ILL
  28. 57Jackal-headed Egyptian deity ↗ANUBIS
  29. 60What you'd need to press to make the starred clues and their answers match ↗SHIFTKEY
  30. 62It was discovered by the Curies ↗RADIUM
  31. 63Kind of line at the beach ↗TAN
  32. 64Try a new course, say ↗VEER
  33. 65TikTok phenomena ↗TRENDS
  34. 66Guileful ↗SLY
  35. 67Drink with junmai and nigori variants ↗SAKE

Down 43

  1. 1Array behind the counter at a tavern ↗TAPS
  2. 2Wheel assembly component ↗AXLE
  3. 3Strike from a list ↗XOUT
  4. 4Important contacts ↗INS
  5. 5Many fast pitches ↗SPIELS
  6. 6Majestic ↗REGAL
  7. 7Stark daughter played by Sophie Turner on "Game of Thrones" ↗SANSA
  8. 8Fuel economy org. ↗EPA
  9. 9Tattletale ↗RAT
  10. 10Imagined while sleeping ↗DREAMT
  11. 11Toothbrush handle? ↗ORALB
  12. 12Cranberry-tinged cocktail ↗COSMO
  13. 13Criminally good deal ↗STEAL
  14. 18"Quit it!" ↗STOP
  15. 22Its fur might trim a royal robe ↗ERMINE
  16. 24College faculty head ↗DEAN
  17. 25Email status ↗SENT
  18. 26Opposite of "nah" ↗YEAH
  19. 27Real grind ↗SLOG
  20. 28Seville snack ↗TAPA
  21. 29Holiday preceders ↗EVES
  22. 32Handout with a kids' menu ↗CRAYON
  23. 33Bulls and bucks ↗HES
  24. 34Avoids injury, say ↗ISOK
  25. 35Personification of victory ↗NIKE
  26. 36Wields ↗USES
  27. 38Formal accord ↗PACT
  28. 39Actress Jacobson of "Broad City" ↗ABBI
  29. 40Furry "Star Wars" creature ↗EWOK
  30. 44Container at an airport checkpoint, for short ↗TSABIN
  31. 45Smooth and glossy ↗SATINY
  32. 46Seminar head, informally ↗PROF
  33. 47Ice cream purchase ↗QUART
  34. 48Forearm-related, in a way ↗ULNAR
  35. 49Practice piece ↗ETUDE
  36. 50Tree "houses" ↗NESTS
  37. 51Palace, in Hindi ↗MAHAL
  38. 54Retail outlet with a store map at its entrance ↗IKEA
  39. 55Garlic relative ↗LEEK
  40. 56Strings of yore ↗LYRE
  41. 58T-shaped birth control insert ↗IUD
  42. 59Texting inits. ↗SMS
  43. 61Fixtures at sports bars ↗TVS